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Elections / 1960 · President · OR

Richard Nixon carried Oregon R+5.2.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Oregon, 1960. The state ran 5.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)

Oregon result
776,421 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
367,402
47.3%
Nixon (R)
408,060
52.6%
Byrd) + others
959
0.1%
Margin
R+5.2
1960 presidential election
Oregon, 1960
NixonR+5.2
1960 presidential margin by county for Oregon — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Oregon — 1960 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1960 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Baker County, OR · D+3.0Benton County, OR · R+28.7Clackamas County, OR · R+9.3Clatsop County, OR · D+1.9Columbia County, OR · D+12.0Coos County, OR · D+19.1Crook County, OR · D+7.3Curry County, OR · D+7.5Deschutes County, OR · R+3.7Douglas County, OR · D+3.2Gilliam County, OR · R+8.0Grant County, OR · R+8.3Harney County, OR · R+9.1Hood River County, OR · R+11.8Jackson County, OR · R+9.4Jefferson County, OR · R+7.6Josephine County, OR · R+15.3Klamath County, OR · R+0.9Lake County, OR · R+3.8Lane County, OR · R+5.2Lincoln County, OR · TiedLinn County, OR · R+7.8Malheur County, OR · R+19.7Marion County, OR · R+16.7Morrow County, OR · D+1.8Multnomah County, OR · R+1.2Polk County, OR · R+18.9Sherman County, OR · R+13.1Tillamook County, OR · D+2.0Umatilla County, OR · R+7.6Union County, OR · D+5.0Wallowa County, OR · D+7.7Wasco County, OR · D+0.8Washington County, OR · R+17.8Wheeler County, OR · R+9.7Yamhill County, OR · R+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican52.6%408,060
John F. KennedyDemocratic47.3%367,402
OtherAll other candidates0.1%959
D+60
R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Oregon's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +14.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+14.3%DR18922024
Oregon's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−26.4%
1896−2.1%
1900−15.6%
1904−47.6%
1908−22.1%
1912+9.0%
1916−2.6%
1920−26.7%
1924−26.8%
1928−30.0%
1932+21.1%
1936+34.8%
1940+8.1%
1944+4.8%
1948−3.4%
1952−21.6%
1956−10.5%
1960−5.2%
1964+27.8%
1968−6.0%
1972−10.1%
1976−0.2%
1980−9.7%
1984−12.2%
1988+4.7%
1992+10.0%
1996+8.1%
2000+0.4%
2004+4.2%
2008+16.3%
2012+12.1%
2016+11.0%
2020+16.1%
2024+14.3%
County results — 1960
36 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Baker CountyD
+3.0%
3,7343,5147,251
Benton CountyR
−28.7%
5,3919,73415,125
Clackamas CountyR
−9.3%
23,67928,53152,319
Clatsop CountyD
+1.9%
6,5306,28612,866
Columbia CountyD
+12.0%
5,5464,3569,908
Coos CountyD
+19.1%
12,8938,75121,705
Crook CountyD
+7.3%
2,0051,7323,737
Curry CountyD
+7.5%
2,7672,3825,153
Deschutes CountyR
−3.7%
4,7765,1459,944
Douglas CountyD
+3.2%
13,32212,49325,815
Gilliam CountyR
−8.0%
6067121,318
Grant CountyR
−8.3%
1,4381,6973,135
Harney CountyR
−9.1%
1,2201,4642,691
Hood River CountyR
−11.8%
2,4503,1035,555
Jackson CountyR
−9.4%
14,53117,55432,157
Jefferson CountyR
−7.6%
1,2141,4132,629
Josephine CountyR
−15.3%
5,4197,38712,831
Klamath CountyR
−0.9%
8,9289,09518,023
Lake CountyR
−3.8%
1,4411,5552,996
Lane CountyR
−5.2%
32,59636,14868,862
Lincoln CountyD
+0.1%
5,2435,23110,483
Linn CountyR
−7.8%
11,03512,89923,934
Malheur CountyR
−19.7%
3,3815,0438,424
Marion CountyR
−16.7%
20,79129,12449,970
Morrow CountyD
+1.8%
1,0391,0032,042
Multnomah CountyR
−1.2%
124,273127,271251,882
Polk CountyR
−18.9%
4,5786,70911,298
Sherman CountyR
−13.1%
5066591,165
Tillamook CountyD
+2.0%
4,0983,9358,044
Umatilla CountyR
−7.6%
8,0539,37417,433
Union CountyD
+5.0%
4,0813,6897,770
Wallowa CountyD
+7.7%
1,6821,4403,125
Wasco CountyD
+0.8%
4,4264,3558,784
Washington CountyR
−17.8%
17,73625,41543,186
Wheeler CountyR
−9.7%
4665661,032
Yamhill CountyR
−20.0%
5,5288,29513,829